Seacoast Rep's Staff
Our Board of Trustees
Officers
Frank Anthony
President
Frank Anthony has been a long-time member and season ticket subscriber at The Rep and joined the Board in 2022 upon his retirement from careers in cable television and then youth development. He brings 25 years of non-profit board leadership to further advancing our strategy and mission. He also enjoys serving as a volunteer usher and inviting local friends to enjoy the magic of The Rep. He often hears patrons comment that the productions at The Rep are on par with the shows they see on Broadway.
Ken Gray
Vice President
Steeve Wintle
Treasurer
Steeve Wintle is a huge fan of the performing arts, in particular on the Seacoast where he has lived most of his life and raised his family. He brings sound financial acumen to the theatre based on a career in accounting and finance. Steeve is Chief Financial Officer of a start-up renewable energy company and has served in similar capacities for other companies over the last decade. He resides with in Berwick, Maine.
Randall Mikkelsen
Secretary
Randall Mikkelsen is a managing editor at Thomson Reuters. He has covered the White House, Wall Street and international affairs during his career, while regularly finding opportunities to explore and write about the arts. He fell in love with the theater in London in the 1970s, and has served the Seacoast Rep since 2015 as a publicity volunteer.
Board Members
Beth Blomquist
Derek Durbin
Derek Durbin is a real estate attorney that resides in Portsmouth with his wife, Viviana, and his three children, Catalina, Dahlia and Daniela. Derek owns and manages Durbin Law Offices and Catalina Closings, a real estate settlement company. In addition, Derek is a licensed real estate broker. Much of Derek’s professional career has been focused on real estate investment and development. Derek has served on several boards, including the Portsmouth ZBA, the Portsmouth Share Fund, the NH Coastal Protection Partnership and the NH Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. He has also consulted with non-profit organizations regarding policy and legislative initiatives. In his free time, Derek enjoys traveling and spending time with his family, particularly watching his children perform in their ballet, dance, theater, and musical endeavors. Derek is an avid snowboarder, skier, surfer and runner and regularly practices yoga and meditation. Derek is a theatre enthusiast and supporter of the Seacoast’s performing and visual arts institutions.
Michelle Long
Though newer to the Portsmouth area, Michelle Long is no stranger to theater or the nonprofit world. Originally from Detroit, Michelle holds a degree in Technical Theater and currently serves as the Director of Alumni Relations for FIRST, a global STEM non-profit based. In this role she works to grow community and investment in the organization. With experience as the Light Board Operator and Programmer at North Shore Music Theater and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Rainbow STEM Alliance, Michelle's diverse background aligns with her commitment to community enrichment. Michelle is excited to bring her passion for the arts and sciences to the Rep community and to help grow the culture of philanthropy for the arts across the area.
Ellen Marlatt
Ellen Marlatt is the retired co-owner of Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC, a small but lively Portsmouth-based business serving New Hampshire and Maine for more than 25 years. Ellen has long recognized the Rep’s key role in the City’s vibrant cultural community and the theatre’s longstanding ethos of outstanding artistic expression. She is proud to have the opportunity to use her talents and expertise to help the theatre experience continued success.
Beth Norton
Beth and her family are relatively new to Portsmouth but not to the Seacoast Rep. Beth’s son, Sean Verre, has been performing at the Rep since January of 2020, including a year as a youth resident apprentice. In November 2021, Beth and her family moved from Boston to Portsmouth and haven’t regretted that decision for a second.
Beth is the General Counsel for the United Federation of Teachers in New York City. Before going to law school, Beth was a music teacher and freelance French Horn player, in fact you may have heard her return to French Horn in Man of La Mancha!
Beth is very excited to be able to use her skills to serve an organization that has been so significant to her family.
Ex Officio
Helen Goransson
Elbrys Networks, Inc.
Helen Goransson has been a supporter and board member of The Rep for almost 35 years, starting as a parent of children in the PAPA program to being a board member and sponsor. She has owned and was an executive officer of a number of organizations and companies during her professional career and is now a busy working farmer, grandmother, wife, mother and community volunteer around the Seacoast. She and husband Paul established and own Bondgarden Farm and Bartlett Homestead Stables in Eliot, ME. Her major passions are her family, theater (especially Seacoast Repertory Theatre), and doing her part to make the world a better place. To quote JFK, “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor…after the dust of centuries has passed over cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battles or in politics, but for our contributions to the human spirit.”